‘Proposal to designate Sri City as a dry port under examination’: Union Minister
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told the Lok Sabha that a proposal to designate Sri City in Andhra Pradesh as a dry port is under review by an inter‑ministerial committee. The committee has approved eight new dry ports and is considering nine additional proposals, including Sri City and Chityala. The government aims to reduce freight costs and improve logistics connectivity in the Telugu states.
- ▪The inter‑ministerial committee is examining the proposal to make Sri City a dry port.
- ▪Eight new dry ports have been approved, with nine more under active consideration.
- ▪Sri City and Chityala are among the proposals being evaluated.
- ▪New greenfield dry ports will not be allowed within 100 km of each other, and rail‑linked ICDs are prioritized when the sea‑port transit distance exceeds 200 km.
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Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal has said in the Lok Sabha on July 23 that a proposal to designate Sri City in Tirupati district as a dry port was being examined by the Inter-Ministerial Committee under Customs.Replying to a question on the creation of export-import logistics infrastructure (Inland Container Depots and Container Freight Stations) in Andhra Pradesh (AP) asked by Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath on July 23, Mr. Sonowal said the Inter-Ministerial panel approved proposals for eight new dry ports, including Fatehpur in Telangana, and another nine new proposals were under active consideration of the Centre.
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